Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル, Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miri Mikawa and illustrated by aki. Kadokawa Shoten have published twenty volumes from March 2010 to March 2024 under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Alto Yukimura was serialized online via Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Online website from November 2012 to October 2014. It was collected in two tankōbon volumes. A second manga adaptation with art by Yozora no Udon was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from November 2021 to December 2023, and a third manga adaptation with art by Konosagi has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Flos Comic website since August 2023. Both the light novel and second manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from January to September 2023.

Anne Halford is a candy crafter determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Silver Sugar Master, a title bestowed only by royalty. In order to travel to the capital and realize her dream, she purchases Challe, a handsome but foul-mouthed fairy, as her bodyguard. Anne wishes to befriend her new companion, but in this kingdom where fairies are treated as property upon possession of one of their wings, Challe wants nothing to do with humans.

The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.

A manga adaptation with art by Alto Yukimura was serialized online via Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Online website from November 2012 to October 2014. It was collected in two tankōbon volumes. A second manga adaptation with art by Yozora no Udon was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from November 4, 2021, to December 4, 2023. The second manga is also licensed in North America by Yen Press, who are publishing new chapters simultaneously with the Japanese release.

A third manga adaptation with art by Konosagi has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Flos Comic website from August 4, 2023 to April 4, 2025. Three tankōbon volumes were released from January 17, 2024 to April 4, 2025.

On October 1, 2021, an anime adaptation was announced. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yōhei Suzuki, with scripts written by Seishi Minakami, character designs handled by Haruko Iizuka, and music composed by Hinako Tsubakiyama. The first part aired from January 6 to March 24, 2023, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, Sun Television and KBS Kyoto. The second part aired from July 7 to September 22, 2023. On August 6, 2022, during their industry panel at Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll announced their stream to the series outside of Asia. For the first part, the opening theme song is "Musical" (ミュージカル, Myūjikaru) by Minori Suzuki, while the ending theme song (for the episodes 2, 3 and 5 to 11) is "Kanaeru" (叶える; "To Grant") by Sumire Morohoshi. For the second part, the opening theme song is "Surprise" (サプライズ, Sapuraizu) by Rei Nakashima, while the ending theme song is "Door" by Nao Tōyama.